Binibining Pilipinas 2017 winners

Rachel Peters – a Filipino-British beauty was crowned Miss Universe Philippines 2017 on Sunday succeeding Mexine Medina. She was one of the 40 finalists hoping to become Philippines representative to Miss Universe 2017 contest.

When asked about her message tot he world leaders who visited the recent ASEAN Summit in the country, she replied, “‘ I believe that one of the biggest problems of our country is divisiveness: in politics, religion, and culture’.” She added, “I believe it is same across the world and that is something I would like to address. If we can learn to tolerate each other’s differences and respect each other, then we will be a stronger nation going forward.”